Covenant House Alaska

Ramon Olifane

Covenant House Alaska doesn't deserve not a single star. Everyday I witnessed kids who lives there enjoying their freedom of underage drinking, smoking cannabis, vandalism, littering and disturbing the peace. After their routines are done, they rest and replenished in cove-house and does the same thing the following day. It is sad that the Municipality of Anchorage does not see this happening or morelikely they are ignoring it. They are neglected kids that I don't see good future in them. I also assume that APD does not care about these kids. Incidents were reported to the APD and their alibi is they are busy. This needs to be changed.

Amy Lieb

If your there to pick up anything make sure you call ahead of time. Most likely you'll wait til a work day. (Mon-fri) weekend staff seems lazy

WXNDYRZR

This facility needs to be more lenient towards the youth in the understanding that growing up and transitioning from teen to adult is a process and should be respected as such. Here, that process is taken for granted. In the months I have been here I have seen countless amounts of youth kicked out into the coldness of the street over insignificant reasons. The rules are so strict it feels like Nazi germany. I would not come here if you aren't prepared to act accordingly. By acting accordingly I mean subjecting yourself to the Nazi like regiment that operates this place. The facility is beautiful and has a lot of potential but it seems like the kids come and go without growing and it's because they can't stay true to themselves in an eviroment as strictly regimented as this. Inside the facility is nice, but the youth is moved around in groups, like herds of humans. The freedom factor in this place is nonexistent. Lastly an auditor and an investigator should look into this places funding and compare it to the youth being processed here. The entire thing feels like quick sand because a youth walks in on Monday and by Sunday they are kicked out into the cold simply because they were late or smelt like cannabis. They need to be more lenient in this place when it comes to the rules. If you know how to get this place investigated please help in doing that because winter is coming and it gets cold in alaska. In the last two weeks alone I have seen 20 come in and 15 leave in that same week. That's because the rules are too strict and freedom is little to nonexistent.

Ashley Klinger

They were so warm and inviting. At first I could kind of tell they didn't have the best funding but everyone there was mostly happy as they could be and I immediately made friends and staff wasn't too pushy with questions in the intake. They even sent a cross necklace to the address I listed a whole year later with a letter and I only stayed a couple nights!